Research
Qatar
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Letter from The Coca-Cola Company responding to a joint letter from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and FairSquare regarding human rights concerns ahead of the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup.
September 20, 2022
Research
Qatar
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Letter from McDonald’s Corporation responding to a joint letter from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and FairSquare regarding human rights concerns ahead of the FIFA Qatar 2022 World Cup.
September 20, 2022
Campaigns
Qatar
Migrants
In just two years, for the first time in the history of the world’s ultimate footballing contest, the FIFA World Cup will kick off in the Middle East. Qatar 2022 will be a historic moment and one of great excitement for the footballing world and the region itself.
February 5, 2019
Research
Qatar
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
With less than four years until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in front of 86,000 fans at the Lusail Stadium, and millions watching across the world, Qatar’s record on migrant workers’ rights remain firmly in the spotlight. Qatar has finally begun a high-profile reform process promising to...
February 5, 2019
Campaigns
Qatar
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
With less than four years until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in front of 86,000 fans at the Lusail Stadium, and billions watching across the world, Qatar’s record on migrant workers’ rights remain firmly in the spotlight. While Qatar has finally begun a high-profile reform process promising to...
February 5, 2019
Research
Bangladesh
Business and Human Rights
Migrant workers on Khalifa International Stadium and the surrounding Aspire Zone, one of the main venues for the 2022 World Cup, have been subjected to a range of exploitative practices. This is the summary of the Amnesty International report which details these human rights violations.
March 31, 2016
Research
Bangladesh
Business and Human Rights
Migrant workers on Khalifa International Stadium and the surrounding Aspire Zone, one of the main venues for the 2022 World Cup, have been subjected to a range of exploitative practices. This is the summary of the Amnesty International report which details these human rights violations.
March 31, 2016
Research
Bangladesh
Business and Human Rights
Migrant workers on Khalifa International Stadium and the surrounding Aspire Zone, one of the main venues for the 2022 World Cup, have been subjected to a range of exploitative practices. This includes high recruitment fees for which many took out loans; false promises about the pay and type of work...
March 30, 2016
Research
Bangladesh
Business and Human Rights
All correspondences from the Qatar government, organisations and companies in relation to the abuse of migrant workers on·Khalifa International Stadium and Aspire Zone. Some of the names of organisations and selected attachments listing individuals have been removed -either because they do not...
March 30, 2016
Press Release
Qatar
Following an initial review into the Qatar 2022 workers’ welfare standards published today, Amnesty International has issued the following response. “The standards represent a positive – if partial – effort to prevent some of the worst abuses from taking place on World Cup...
February 11, 2014
Campaigns
Qatar
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Joint letter urging Mr Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, to work with the Qatar government, trade unions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and other actors to establish a comprehensive programme to ensure all labour abuses to which FIFA contributed are remedied, and to set aside...
May 20, 2022
Research
Middle East and North Africa
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
When FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar in 2010, the existence of widespread labour rights abuses was well-documented. FIFA knew, or ought to have known, that the monumental construction work and other services required to host the tournament would rest on the shoulders of vulnerable migrant...
May 19, 2022
